The power of literature 😭 I gifted this girl this book bc DUH, a fave and so important to this time, AND she got her grandpa to read it too bc she fell so in love… FIRST BOOK IN 30 YEARS!!!
Jewell Parker Rhodes should be crowned. #GhostBoys#FrontDesk@angeladerramos#WeAreCTA
Greetings from DC! We’re on The Hill bringing educator voices to Washington because our students are worth fighting for. Our schools are worth fighting for. Our members are worth fighting for. #WeAreCTA
Rekindling friendships at @MCOE_Now#Allin4equity conference. Powerful presentations to inspire educators for the important work we do to lead the next generation of leaders. Grateful to everyone who worked so hard to put this together #inclusiveschools#thrivingcommunities
🧵 Attention all new teachers. You’ll see lots of posts on here with Instaworthy classrooms, teachers buying all sorts of paraphernalia from fairy lights to bookshelves. They will have up-cycled furniture Some will say they’ve spent hours planning. Here’s 34 yrs worth of advice:
LGBTQ+ students are now #InAttendance 📚🏳️🌈
We invite their educators and parents to join a conversation between @NEAToday, @npta, and special keynote speaker @Chasten about how we can all support and empower LGBTQ+ students in the classroom and beyond: https://t.co/QOJFeIhLfl
Learn about best practices for working with students who identify as LGBTQ+, relationship practices, & recommendations for cultivating an inclusive & affirming classroom environment with @KaceyRodenbush! Join us! #AllinforEquity#ALLmeansALL https://t.co/hU7B8GqFyg
Welcome back Monterey County educators! Please join us for the 5th Annual ALL IN for Equity conference on August 26 and learn more about building inclusive learning communities.
Some sponsored tickets available - register now and let’s innovate! 💛
#ALLINforEquity@MCOE_Now
Tonight I went to a school board meeting to stand up for LGBTQ+ students who invited me to join them as they spoke out against a radical new policy that threatens their safety. When done speaking,the board president verbally attacked me an instructed the police to remove me.(1/5)
Slavery was divisive
Jim Crow was divisive
Unequal schools is divisive
2-tiered justice is divisive
Economic inequality is divisive
Redlining & Reaganomis & Wars on Drugs are divisive
Americas isn’t “becoming more divided”
It’s just getting harder for white people to ignore it
What you see in this video is more than a toddler picking out a bag of chips. It’s one of the earliest forms of literacy.
“Environmental print” is a fancy name for the written language that surrounds children each day: familiar logos, labels, street signs, etc.
Among its ranks are typically the first symbols children come to recognize and associate with meaning. Well before they can read conventionally, toddlers often recognize McDonalds’ ubiquitous golden arches, for example, and associate them with french fries.
Now watch as this little guy manages to use his knowledge of packaging, logos, and pictures to rummage through this box - carefully considering and setting aside the bags that do not match his desired choice, until he identifies the cheese puffs he is searching for.
He may not yet be interacting with text in the more sophisticated ways he will in time, but make no mistake: this little guy is an early reader.
A privilege to see his developing 🧠 in action.
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